Garment hanger with magnetic action and the like



Nov. 3, 1953 B. WEISS 2,657,844

GARMENT HANGER WITH MAGNETIC ACTION AND THE LIKE Filed Aug. 23, 1948 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR: B'lK/AM/A/ Wsvsy,

Nov. 3, 1953 B. WEISS 2,657,844

GARMENT HANGER WITH MAGNETIC ACTION AND THE. LIKE Filed Aug. 23, 1948 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I INVENTOR: l YBEM/AM/L'V W563,

60s ArrO/PNEX Patented Nov. 3, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,657,844 GARMENT HANGER WITH MAGNETIC ACTION A ND THE IIIK Benjamin Weiss, Flushing, N. Y. Application August 23, 1948, Serial No. 45,638 '6 Claims. (Cl. 223- 93) This invention relates to garment hangers, particularly for fine dresses, and has for its main object to removably secure a garment on the hanger by magnetic action.

Another object of this invention is to provide 1 a device as characterized herelnbefore, wherein the securing means may be easily-and quickly applied, or removed in the same manner.

Another object of this invention is to provide in a device of V said protector the same magnetic 'actio Still a further provide novel securing spring action means "and netic securing means or without them.

Other objects of this invention will be apparent as the specification of the same proceeds, or will be pointed out therein, and, among others, I

Figs. and 11 are front elevational andsectional views, respectively, of a modification of my combined garment securing and protecting means operating with magnetic action.

Referring now to the drawings, more in detail, by characters of reference, and particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, the numeral indicates a garment However, in this embodiment of 'my invention,

the yoke 2| is contemplated as made of magnetizare front and top views, respect- 'netic 'al loy, many of them "inisplacing or loss of the able n'iafterial, like iron, steel, nickel, or other appropriate metals or alloys, and, obviously, the yoke may have different forms than the plate like one illustrated.

I provide a small permanent magnet "23 which, again, may have any desired appropriate shape and size, and preferably may be of a strong magbeing well known in this "art. The garment is indicated in a diagrammatic manner by 'dot and dash lines at 24,

In the -embodiment-shown there are two magnetic securing pieces 23 used for the two shoulder portions or the garment.

I may also provide a cord 25 for each magnet piece by which the same maybe tied on an appropriate p'ortionof the-hook 22, as indicated at When it is desired to remove the garment, the agnet piece 2;! will be lifted from the yoke 2| "d the cord 25 is provided only to prevent a magnet piece '23, and to have it readily available when a new garment is placed on the hanger. Of "course, the cord 25 ma be of decorative material, likea tassel in case of more decorative or expensive hangers.

-In Figs. 3 :and 4 I indicate a modification of bodiinent the magnet piece 29 is incorporated into a sleeve 3| preferably made of rubber so that it may be slipped "on any yoke, as indicated in the position than on the top of the yokes, as shown, like on the side of the garment hanger, and then the coacting loose piece 23 will be placed in a corresponding position.

Fig. shows a comparatively small change in the embodiment of Figs. 3 and 4 whereby the movable securing magnet piece 23 is arranged at the end of an arm 32, pivoted on the hanger, as at 32a, so that when the garment is to be removed, the arm 32 will be raised, as indicated by the arrow 32b, while when the garment is to be secured on the hanger, the arm 32 will be lowered until its magnet 23 will be over the magnet 29 in the securing sleeve 3| on the yoke. Obviously, magnet 29 may be secured on the yoke by any other appropriate means, like being embedded therein.

In Figs. 6 and '1 still a further modification of my invention is shown. In this embodiment the garment hanger, indicated in general by the numeral 33, will have the yoke 34, and will have two arms thereabove, which may be of any appropriate construction. In the embodiment shown, the garment hanger with its arm 35 is formed of one piece of plastic material, the upper end of its hook being shown as broken away. Arms 35 will be made resilient so that they can be bent out of the plane of the garment hanger and permitted to snap back towards the same when released. They also will be curved downwardly so that their lower terminations 35 will be against a corresponding portion of the yoke 34. The permanent magnet 23 will be secured at said termination and facing the yoke, while the corresponding magnet 29 will be secured on the yoke in a registering position therewith when the same is closed on the yoke, as indicated in the drawings. Obviously, a garment draped on the yoke will be held by the two pressures exerted thereon through the attraction between the magnets and through the spring action of the arms 35, respectively.

When it is desired to remove the garment, the arms 35 will be bent rearwardly, as indicated by the arrow 31 and by the dotted position of the arms in Fig. '7, and when a new garment has been draped on the yoke, the arms 35 will be permitted to snap back and secure it through spring and magnetic actions. Of course, the arms 35 in this case may be operative even without the magnet simply by their own resilient pressures on the garment and on the yoke.

In Figs. 8 and 9 the application of my invention for a protector for the shoulders of the garment is shown which is also adapted to secure the garment on the hanger. In this embodiment, the garment hanger is indicated, in general, by the numeral 40 having the yoke 4| and the hook 42. A shoulder protector 43 is draped over each side of the yoke, each protector, in the embodiment-shown, simply is a flexible piece of material, like fabric. 'The magnet 44 is secured on, or is embedded in the flexible protector 43. In Fig. 9 it is indicated in the branch or portion 45 of the protector. A magnet 46 is embedded in the yoke 4|. When a garment is draped over the yoke, the protector 43 will be folded thereover, its magnet 44 being placed registeringly with the magnet 45 in the yoke and thereby not only will the garment be secured on the yoke by a magnetic action, but the protector 43 will also be held by the attraction beween the two magnets.

In Figs. 10 and 11 a modified form of the invention of Figs. 8 and 9 is shown. In this embodiment the garment hanger is indicated, in general, by the numeral 50, having a yoke 5| and a, 7

20 11, and when a new 30 for other cases than garment devices.

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hook 52. An arm 53 is provided on the garment hanger above each side of the yoke, spaced apart therefrom. The protector, generally indicated by the numeral 54, will again be in the form of a iiexible loop having the two branches or sides 55 and 55 interconnected as at 51. However, the protector is secured at its top 51 to a sleeve 58 which may be pulled on the respective upper arm 53 of the hanger. A magnet 59 is secured with- 10 in the branch 55 of the protector, and opposite thereto, a magnet 60 is secured in the yoke 5i.

It will be seen that the magnets 59- and will secure the garment, indicated in an imaginary manner by dot and dash lines at 5!, on the yoke 15 5|, and at the same time they additionally secure the protector 54. when it is desired to remove the garment, the front flap of the protector may be thrown upwardly and over the arm 53, as indicated by its dotted line position in Fig. garment is placed on the hanger, the flap 55 may be dropped into its full line position to protect the shoulder of the garment. This protector obviously may be used even without any magnetic securing of its flaps on the 25 yoke, or vice versa, a second pair of magnets 59 and may be employed on the flap 55.

Obviously the principle of my invention may be used in other forms of garment suspending devices than the hangers shown hereinbefore, and So I am contemplating the use of my invention for trousers and skirts suspending devices, wherein the object may be placed between two receiving elements in the suspending device and the elements 85 closed thereon by magnetic action.

While several modifications of my invention have been shown and described in this specification, I want it to be understood that further variations and changes may be made in the elements, constructions, combinations and operations of my invention, and I reserve my rights to all the changes and variations as are within the spirit of the present specification and the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. In a garment hanger, an element to receive a garment draped thereon, said element comprising a suspension member and arms extending outwardly from the opposite sides thereof, a magnetic member adapted to be removably placed over the garment, magnetic means on the garment receiving element adapted to react to said magnetic member and thereby temporarily secure the same and therethrough the garment on said receiving element, said magnetic member being carried by a portion of said hanger relatively movable with reference to said garment receiving 60 element.

65 net adapted to be removably placed over the garment when on said hanger, means to movably connect said magnet to said element and magnetic means in the hanger adapted to react to and provide an attaching force for said magnet and thereby temporarily secure the same, and therethrough the garment, on the hanger.

3. In a device, as set forth in claim 2, said magnetic means to magnetically attach said magnet 5 to said element being in the form of a portion of slidable on said element.

6. In a garment hanger, an element to receive a garment draped thereon, said element comprising a suspension member, and arm extending outwardly from the opposite sides thereof, a pair of magnetic members adapted to be removably placed on the arms of said element and over the References Number BENJAMIN WEISS.

Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Carter May 20, 1930 Schwartzman June 24, 1930 Wilson Apr. 17, 1931 McKeehan Oct. 31, 1939 Mics Apr. 30, 1940 La, Porte May 4, 1943 

